Rumpelfußball

== German == === Etymology === From rumpeln (“to rumble, trundle”) +‎ Fußball (“football”). Coined by Franz Beckenbauer in 2000. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʁʊmpəlˌfuːsbal/ === Noun === Rumpelfußball m (strong, genitive Rumpelfußballs or Rumpelfußballes, no plural) (soccer) football with low pace, on a low technical level, with frequent errors in passing etc., thus unattractive and often (though not always) unsuccessful ==== Usage notes ==== Especially associated with performances of the German national team between roughly 1997 and 2005. ==== Declension ====